beer goggles
English edit
Etymology edit
Originally 1980s US college slang, from the notion that consumption of beer and other alcoholic beverages causes people to see things differently, as if wearing a type of goggles.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbɪə ˌɡɒɡl̩z/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈbɪɚ ˌɡɑɡ(ə)l/
Audio (AU) (file) - Hyphenation: beer gog‧gles
Noun edit
- (idiomatic, originally US, humorous, informal) The illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption.
- 2023 August 30, Linda Geddes, “‘Beer goggles’ study finds alcohol does not make people seem better looking”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:
- “Their findings essentially suggest that while intoxication may not have resulted in beer goggles, it did seem to increase liquid courage, in that people were more likely to indicate a desire to interact with attractive others,” said Monk, whose previous research had found some evidence to support the beer goggles effect.
Related terms edit
Translations edit
illusion that people are more sexually attractive, brought on by alcohol consumption
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Compare “beer goggles, n.” under “beer, n.1”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, September 2022.
- ^ “beer goggles, plural n.”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present, reproduced from Stuart Berg Flexner, editor in chief, Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2nd edition, New York, N.Y.: Random House, 1993, →ISBN.
Further reading edit
alcohol and sex – “beer goggles” on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “beer goggles, n.”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Jonathon Green (2024) “beer goggles n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang
